sheep tick

noun

Synonym of castor bean tick.

Similar
castor bean ticksheep kedsheep-tickMelophagus ovinusIxodes ricinus
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Meanings

nounsheep tick (plural sheep ticks)

plural sheep ticks

  1. Synonym of castor bean tick.

    Synonyms: castor bean tick

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of castor bean tick.

Similar
castor bean tick

More synonyms by meaning

nounwingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle

Similar
sheep kedsheep-tickMelophagus ovinus
Broader
louse flyhippoboscid

nounparasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit louping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete

Similar
sheep-tickIxodes ricinus
Broader
hard tickixodid
Also see
castor bean ticksheep ked

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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sheep tick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheep%20tick

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheep tick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheep%20tick.

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